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Orphans

		Monday, 05 May 08 - 06:07 AM (GMT -04:00) By Amy Moore in Adoption

What does your mind do with numbers like

143 Million orphans around the world

500,000 in the US foster system

250 in my back door!

Lots of prayer!  The church has dropped the ball in taking care of these numbers, we have to take responsibility, and do our part, whatever it may be, but we all have a part to play!

Orphans

		Wednesday, 26 March 08 - 10:25 AM (GMT -04:00) By Amy Moore in Adoption

 

Orphans- The Heart of God

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.  James 1:27

I got a book for Christmas that has become one of my favorites.  Most of you know Rick Warren, and have read his books.  His wife has written an book Dangerous Surrender.  She talks about how God spoke clearly to her to work with orphans, more specific, orphans with HIV in Africa. 

I will write more on the book later.....I just saw this video today, and reminded me of the book, and my passion and love for orphans. 

 

Ethopia

		Tuesday, 11 December 07 - 11:56 PM (GMT -04:00) By Amy Moore in Adoption

 

A second post for the night.  I just have this on my heart, and it is heavy, and I want it off, so I will blog.  I have decided just to use this blog as a journal, and for those of you who read, a peak into my head and our crazy life.

This may be long so *Warning*

On Friday night, we went to a missions banquet at North Asheville.  On our way there I decided to listen to my ipod.  Everyone else had their own listening devise on their head, so I put mine on.  Mark had downloaded the weeks sermons from WMIT on adoption for me to listen to when I got a chance to.  So, I started to listen.  It was Rick Warren speaking....whom I love to listen to.  He talked about his wife being called to be an adoption advocator.  My wheels started turning in my head.  If you read my blogs, you will see from several weeks ago, that I said 7 Moore's and NO more.  I am DONE.  So, as I listened to this sermon, I started to think about being an advocator for those children that don't have their own voice.  They can't plead for a forever home.  My heart is for those out there in American and in other countries, that don't have a forever home.  I want to speak out..........maybe loudly at times for them.  After listening to this I just let my brain ponder all I had heard. 

On Monday of this week, we got our newsletter from the agency we got Mariah from.  The article was about a family that had enough kids, and no more money for any more.  But they felt God calling them to adopt from Ethopia.  A really cool story about how God had provided all their needs.  Something in my, and I really don't know what, wanted to see the waiting list for Ethopia that our adoption agency provides people with if YOU write and ask them for it.......so yes, that means I wrote and ASKED them for the list.  ****ok, side note.  Family especially Mark F. (who is seeing another name on a piece of paper I am NOT wanting to adopt again).  I am not sure what I was doing.  And yes, I went around the rest of the day thinking to myself WHY did I ask for that.  So, why in the heck do I say all of this.  I have learned I have a bigger heart out there for the deaf community.  Especially those who are in foreign countries.  The people that want learn to sign.  The kids that will never hear the name Jesus.  The kids that won't hear ANYTHING.  I know I am passionate on this subject because of Mariah, but my heart breaks for them.  So, as I looked at the list, there were SO many cute little ones on there.  MANY......many that need a home.  But then there was one girl.....she is 12 and she is deaf.  So, I wrote my adoption agency and told her my story and told her I was basically crazy for writing.  But I did know one thing, if nothing else, I would pray earnestly for this one little girl to get her forever home.  I did not think we were it, but I am praying that God raises up the family that is to take her in!!!  I have told many people about her this week, and hope one day that she will have a forever family.  I will be her voice.......

 

Adoption Seminar

		Sunday, 18 November 07 - 12:18 AM (GMT -04:00) By Amy Moore in Adoption

Tonight Mark and I got to go to an adoption seminar at Parkwood Baptist. I have been really excited about going for several weeks now. However tonight when I got in the car after leaving four of the kids with my dad, I started to have second thoughts. When you know you have a heart for adoption, you want all the kids that are out there. So, as we were going, I told Mark, I hope this man does not make me want to adopt again. Well, I have been toying with the idea in my mind of fostering. NOT now...many years down the road. I just want to do something meaningful for others with my life. I am not going back to being a school teacher in the school system Nor am I ever going back to school. So, I thought, when our kids get big I will foster. Well tonight God shut the door on that one. We were given many stats on kids in the foster system here, and I started thinking well maybe now and not later. Then the lady told us there are only a few rules to fostering, one was you can only have 5 children in your home. Well, I have that!!! So, no fostering in Gaston County. Adoption....well, how can you not want to do it again. For us now, we are going to be adoption advocates. We have not been called to adopt again, but there are some of you out there that have toyed around with the idea. I am going to be the one to support you through the journey. So, I came away, wanting these children to have homes, and I want to help them find one.

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